口语情景对话：走遍美国精选 当仁不让 ACT 2 - 2

【故事梗概】

Ellen对竞选准备的进程很满意。照例回家很晚的Philip医生只能干别人最不喜欢的舐信封的活儿。

Ellen: We have done so much in such a short amount of time. I can’t believe it! Wait till Philip comes home and sees our progress!

Robbie: Everyone saw the story in the Riverdale newspaper.

Ellen: Mr. Maxwell was very kind to print my announcement.

Grandpa: It helps enormously. Everybody in Riverdale reads his paper.

Richard: Your photo in it helped, too.

Ellen: Thanks to you, Richard. It’s a good picture.

Philip: [He enters.]Well, hi, all.

Richard &Robbie: Hi, Dad.

Ellen: Hello, darling.

Philip: May I …may I help?

Marilyn: [She murmursyes.] Licking envelopes.

Grandpa: I fold the fliers.

Richard: We stuff them.

Philip: And I lick the envelopes.

【语言点精讲】

1. We have done so much in such a short amount of time. I can’t believe it!

我们在这么短的时间里做了这么多的事，我简直无法相信!

a short amount of time: 短时间。用amount表示不可数名词，而用number表示可数名词。

2. Wait till Philip comes home and sees our progress!

等菲利普到家，看见我们取得的进展，(他会很惊讶的)!

progress: 进展，进步。

3. Mr. Maxwell was very kind to print my announcement.

Maxwell先生好心地刊出了我的声明。

announcement: 公告;宣告;发表;通告。

4. It helps enormously. Everybody in Riverdale reads his paper.

它起了很大的作用。里弗代尔家家都看他这份报。

enormously: 巨大地。

5. Thanks to you, Richard. It’s a good picture.

多亏了你，Richard，这张照片照得真不错。

thanks to: 由于，幸亏。

6. Well, hi, all .

嗨，大家好!

7. Licking envelope.

用舌头舐背胶粘信封。